Royal Purple Smokebush vs Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry) - TreeTime.ca

Royal Purple Smokebush vs Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple

Amelanchier alnifolia Honeywood

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Royal Purple Smokebush
Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Royal Purple Smokebush is an attractive and dramatic shrub. Mid-summer you'll notice feathery, purple-pink puffs of airy seed clusters that give the illusion of smoke. The contrast of these seed clusters against deep purple-red foliage will make Royal Purple Smokebush your new favorite shrub.

It is tolerant of clay soil, drought, and deer, making Royal Purple Smokebush a hardy addition to any yard. Try it in a hedge, shrub border, or as an accent shrub; regardless of how you use it, this shrub will be a head turner.

Honeywood Saskatoon, also known as Serviceberries, is excellent at producing an abundance of blue-coloured berries in mid-summer and has dark green foliage that turns yellow in the fall. It is quite large making it a perfect shrub in your backyard garden. Often grown for its edible qualities, the Honeywood Saskatoon is quite ornamental with stunning white blooms in the spring.

Royal Purple Smokebush Quick Facts

Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: Purple and scarlet red
Berries: produces large edible berries
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: low




Other Names: honeywood juneberry, honeywood service berry